Do the Stars Long to Shine?
there is a presence in the beating of your own heart
a primal drum calling you home
like a rain drop returning to the sea.
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Navigating the Narrows
Resilience 2011 Conference: Innovation and Sustainability
human activity has expanded to such a degree as to now constitute a global, interdependent society that shapes the biosphere at multiple temporal and spatial scales as reflected by climate change, vulnerability in global economic and financial systems and resource degradation across the globe. How can prosperous societal development paths be stimulated in light of these challenges?
If You Want to Hear a Tree Talk
If you want to hear a tree talk
to hear it tell of its story
you have to be willing
When Neurobiology and Culture Conflict: Finding Our Way From Here
This is a story of identity that can be rewritten in each of our spirits, minds and bodies as we come to experience and know and identify our self—with Life itself, with nature. Inherent within this new-yet-ancient story is a biognosis, the moist intimate wisdom-knowledge of Life, of our place within it. It is a story that each of us must claim for ourselves if we are to know and embody the birthright of our own belonging and the resiliency of nature as our own.
Music as 'religion of resilience'
“Music is my religion… Music is God… Hatred breeds only hatred. When you look at the good side of life, everybody loves you. When we are so old… only… are we aware of the beauty of life.”
Enhancing Resiliency Through Nature: Part 1
Spending time in natural settings is clearly a life-affirming path to strengthening our resilience. Research confirms that as little as 15 or 20 minutes a day can make a significant difference in your life, not only in your sense of vitality but also in your social intelligence. Consider what two, three or more days in a wild setting might do!